As you can see from the photos of my house, (which I have posted previously) I also have a carport with the house entrance in the carport.. This means NO snow shoveling at all and my car is always dry from snow.. I plug in my car if the temperature drops below -20c, otherwise I don't use the block heater.. I just bought winter floor mats for the front.. Important as getting in you always bring some snow with you on your boots..